What games are you currently playing?

[MrBadGuy]

Has anyone played PS4 yet? And if so what games do you recommend?

[Zikken]

I sadly don't have it so I can't say anything.

I've been playing Osu! all week. Its really fun and free too.

[OCG]

Playing Solar 2 on Steam. Really fun and addicting game!

[MrBadGuy]

Assassin's Creed 4, very pretty

[sonicbrawler182]

Played and beat contrast earlier, tried out Rezogun and Playroom, and played a ton of Killzone: Shadow Fall. Using the PS4 more than I thought I would.

[Rayfist]

Just completed the final level in the final world in Super Mario 3D World
'Championship Road'
Let me just lay it down quickly, if you guys still think Mario games are easy, try this level, it made me want to rip my balls off.

[OCG]

Mario games always start out easy but later on get really hard. I don't have Wii U so can't check it out. I am still thinking what to get first. Wii U or PS4? But one day I will own both systems.

[Rayfist]

Wii U. Wii U has the stronger library at the moment and the better games.

[sonicbrawler182]

I just played a bit of Super Mario 3D World. My brother's friend visited and he had it on him...

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Peach is sexy to play as, I thought I wouldn't like using her because she's a bit slower, but it's hardly noticable.

[Rayfist]

I'm gonna go full out and say, Super Mario 3D World is WAY better than Sonic Lost World, and I totally was expecting it.

[sonicbrawler182]

I would agree if 3D World had online.

However, one thing I don't like about it (and Mario games in general lately) is that it doesn't feel like an adventure, and a lot of the levels lack real theming. There are a lot of levels that are just random, and the aesthetics are just boring with random blocks. Some levels in the game are truly beautiful, but not as consistently as Lost World's levels. They are fun, but honestly, I doubt I will replay this game too often (except to beat each level with all 5 characters). Everything is just there.

So I think 3D World, so far, is the more polished and "safer" game. And it did surprise me with it's fun factor. But it feels...shallow. I was partly enjoying it so much because I was playing 3-player co-op, which is a blast. I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much in single-player, though.

Lost World, however, is just more innovative, and a more rewarding game, because of it's complex controls. And it feels like a true adventure, with much more open-ended levels. Granted, it requires time and practice, but I do appreciate games that are deeper in mechanics. 3D World is only as fun as it is because it has 4-player co-op, and it manages to throw something different at you each level. Lost World does the latter anyway (though 3D World is a bit more consistent in the quality of it's level gimmicks. I found Lost World's more interesting, though).

And to be honest, this has always been the key difference between every Mario and Sonic parallel game (release wise) - Mario is a more guaranteed good game, but not guaranteed to be stellar, and it can risk becoming stale (Super Mario 3D Land, and the NSMB series). When they are good, they are REALLY good, though (Galaxy 2 and 3D World). This is because Nintendo found an extremely simple and shallow formula that works, and don't change it that often. This is why the quality of Mario games, to me, is defined solely by level design and aesthetics. Because the game mechanics are going to be fine, but on their own, they are a bit boring. Even when you compare Super Mario Bros to Sonic 1, where the controls are almost identical, Sonic 1 is way more fun and has aged way better because it had the physics, slopes, and more open-ended levels that made it a deeper game than it seems at first glance.

Sonic is a much more innovative franchise, that never sticks to the same formula for long. Even when they find a winning formula (Sonic Rush, Sonic Unleashed), they never keep it for too long, and even when they develop these formulas, they add something significant each game (Wisps in Colours, open-ended levels and the return of Classic Sonic in Generations). While this was a barrier to the franchise's quality for a while in the past, it's been an asset for the past few years. Not to mention that this even extends to writers, voice actors, art styles, and music. While Sonic games can be terrible at times, the franchise NEVER gets old. And the games generally have a story and what not and good characterisation that ties things together, and make the games feel like adventures.

Basically, if you just want something you will most definitely enjoy, and are an impatient gamer, get 3D World. It's just a really fun game - however, it's mechanics are not very deep, so you won't really experiment much. You'll just blast through the game, and the levels are pretty linear most of the time. This makes it less fulfilling as a single-player game, but ideal as a multiplayer game

If you are willing to spend time with a game to experiment with it's mechanics and explore it, and are more likely to replay, despite it's few flaws, get Lost World. I've played it many a time after 100%ing it. This is a common trend with Sonic games, that I've noticed. However, I don't really do so with Mario games, and I definitely won't with 3D World (except to play multiplayer).

I don't think either game is better than the other. You just can't judge them on the same terms. They are meant to provide different experiences altogether. If anything, I'd say get BOTH. Than you have all bases covered exceptionally well!

[OCG]

I'm gonna go full out and say, Super Mario 3D World is WAY better than Sonic Lost World, and I totally was expecting it.

I believe you that.

[Bzzit]

I've been playing Killzone: Shadow Fall for a few hours now, really enjoying it so far. I'm going to try out Knack soon.

[sonicbrawler182]

I've been playing Killzone: Shadow Fall for a few hours now, really enjoying it so far. I'm going to try out Knack soon.

Let us know how Knack is when you play it. I'm curious.

[OCG]

I've been playing Killzone: Shadow Fall for a few hours now, really enjoying it so far. I'm going to try out Knack soon.

Can't wait to hear your impressions

[Rayfist]

For those playing Super Mario 3D World lately...

[OCG]

I love Mega64 videos. My favourite one is still PSP Go video but this one is awesome too.

[sonicbrawler182]

That was done as part of a contest Nintendo are holding, where people make a commercial skit for either Super Mario 3D World, or Wind Waker HD. I haven't seen any Wind Waker HD entries, but there's a lot of 3D World ones by big-name Youtubers. They're all pretty funny.

EDIT: Was just trying out mods on Sonic 4, and playing Kirby's Return to Dreamland. Finally bothered my arse to 100% Extra Mode. Now I just have to finish The True Arena with all characters.

[Rayfist]

So I finished Yakuza 3 today, I wanted to take a break from Super Mario 3D World. That ending nearly made me cry, seriously. Seeing many loved ones die, I want to do a review for the game of the sort, the story was amazing, the gameplay did feel a bit repetitive at times, but that story, was some of the best I've seen in a long time.

[technology4617]

I've been playing Outlast, and I think it's pretty good, though no Silent Hill 2 obviously. I was very tense during the beginning of the game in the cellar, due to the fact that the enemies always seemed to patrol the very areas hat you wanted to access, and I remember spending about 20 minutes in some of the hiding spots. After that, though, you kind of get used to it as you go on, since the gameplay style and scares are, for the most part, always the same, with the exception of item locations and certain puzzles. I always dread seeing Chris Walker (a giant fatass who has a nasty fetish for ripping your right arm off) though, since his attacks are more powerful than most of the other enemies', and he is also quite fast.

I've found numerous ways to trick enemies due to their dumb AI (such as running into a room and having the enemy chase me in there, then turning around and exiting the way I came in, slamming the door in my enemy's face), which makes the game a bit easier.